Routine physical activity has been shown to reduce blood pressure. Studies on blood pressure and exercise have showed improvements of 10-20%. Systolic blood pressure was reduced by 1.6 mm Hg systolic and 1.1 mm Hg diastolic for every 1 kg of weight lost in overweight patients. Studies demonstrated that a reduction of each 100 mmol/day of dietary sodium was associated with a decline of 5-7 mmHg/2.7 mmHg in hypertensive subjects. Based on the literature, the experimental group was hypothesized to have a reduction of 10% of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure (or a systolic decrease of 13 mm Hg or more, and diastolic reduction of 8 mm Hg or more) versus a <10% reduction in the control group.